Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov:

The Bees and the Birds

There are many pieces of classical music -- besides "The Flight of the Bumblebee" -- that are about bees, birds, and other winged creatures. Composers use various instruments to imitate insects, and to create all kinds of bird calls.

Music heard in this episode:

Schubert: The BeeVaughan Williams: Wasp OvertureBiber: Sonata RepresentativaUccellini: Aria Sopra la BergamascaRespighi: The BirdsWalther: Imitation of a Cuckoo SonataHandel: Cuckoo and the NightingaleVivaldi: Il GiardinelloProkofiev: Peter and the WolfRimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov:

The Bees and the Birds

There are many pieces of classical music -- besides "The Flight of the Bumblebee" -- that are about bees, birds, and other winged creatures. Composers use various instruments to imitate insects, and to create all kinds of bird calls.

Music heard in this episode:

Schubert: The BeeVaughan Williams: Wasp OvertureBiber: Sonata RepresentativaUccellini: Aria Sopra la BergamascaRespighi: The BirdsWalther: Imitation of a Cuckoo SonataHandel: Cuckoo and the NightingaleVivaldi: Il GiardinelloProkofiev: Peter and the WolfRimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee